Job summary
River Neighbourhood Team is a friendly, supportive, and
hardworking team who are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us. The team operates from 7:30am 6:30pm,
Monday to Sunday including bank holidays. Therapist shift patterns include 08:30-16:30
and, are required to cover bank holidays on a rota basis.
Flexible working opportunities such as compressed hours are available.
We are looking to recruit an
occupational therapist on a full-time
basis of 37.5 hours per week, who is innovative and keen to join
the team in supporting us to deliver high quality care, and to continue our
development of integrated care in the community. The role is varied and
rewarding.
We are looking for a passionate OT who
is excited by change and are keen to help shape a new way of delivering care in
the community. We are a team of health
care professionals who are focused on compassionate care. We work closely with
our GPs and work hard at developing relationships with other primary care
services, drawing on the skills of our MDT colleagues to manage complex
patients and ensure our services are responsive and patient centred.
Main duties of the job
The role will require:
The
ability to work flexibly on a rota basis
An
enthusiastic, motivated, and innovative thinker to become part of a primary
care facing community
The
ability to work autonomously and manage your own caseload and work within a
multi-disciplinary team
The
ability to problem-solve and manage time effectively
The
ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels
Experience
of working in a fast paced and varied environment
The
ability to travel to deliver care services
Your typical working day will
include home visits for adults over 18 years needing a range of nursing
interventions. These include caring for people reaching the end of their life,
managing their pain relief and other symptoms in a sensitive and compassionate
manner, all types of wound care- post operative wounds, leg ulcers, pressure
ulcers and complex dressing regimes - you will become expert in tissue
viability. Other skills will be in IV therapy and other injectable drug
administration and holistic assessment of a persons needs, taking in to
account their environment and social circumstances.
Back at your base, you will be
involved in team meetings, goal/care planning and evaluation and handover
meetings. You will support pre-registration students in a
supervisor and / or assessor capacity. You will also be required to support
band 4s and HCAs. Your input is a valuable part of the teams work.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
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pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with
the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day
basis.
Act as a role model to
colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of
professionalism.
Use their initiative and
take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the
service they provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous
practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment
and treatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other community
settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing
and remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved
through a combination of hands-on clinical skills and knowledge to treat,
educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with
patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate care.
Take responsibility for
the caseload in the absence of the Senior Occupational Therapist when required.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with
the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day
basis.
Act as a role model to
colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of
professionalism.
Use their initiative and
take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the
service they provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous
practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment
and treatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other community
settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing
and remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved
through a combination of hands-on clinical skills and knowledge to treat,
educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with
patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate care.
Take responsibility for
the caseload in the absence of the Senior Occupational Therapist when required.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
- Able to communicate effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- IT skills and competent in using a computer.
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to work alone with individuals and groups.
- Ability to demonstrate sound assessment /discharge skills with individual cases.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Team player
- Able to cope under pressure
- Compassion and empathy skills
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
- Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
- Good personal organisation skills.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training
Experience
Essential
- Application of the Occupational Therapy process
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable
- Equipment and adaptations experience as a student or band 5 therapist Some experience of working in a related health or social care environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/ degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health Professionals Council registration
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Associate member of the College of Occupational Therapists
- Mentor award
Knowledge
Essential
- Some knowledge of current best practice in Community Occupational Therapy.
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
- Understanding of team dynamics Basic knowledge of NHS health legislation and current practice and risk assessment and management.
- Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance Health, safety and risk Awareness.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
- Able to communicate effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- IT skills and competent in using a computer.
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to work alone with individuals and groups.
- Ability to demonstrate sound assessment /discharge skills with individual cases.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Team player
- Able to cope under pressure
- Compassion and empathy skills
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
- Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice Commitment to lifelong learning.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
- Good personal organisation skills.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training
Experience
Essential
- Application of the Occupational Therapy process
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
Desirable
- Equipment and adaptations experience as a student or band 5 therapist Some experience of working in a related health or social care environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/ degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health Professionals Council registration
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Associate member of the College of Occupational Therapists
- Mentor award
Knowledge
Essential
- Some knowledge of current best practice in Community Occupational Therapy.
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
- Understanding of team dynamics Basic knowledge of NHS health legislation and current practice and risk assessment and management.
- Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance Health, safety and risk Awareness.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
